Apple's 30" vs Dell's 30" monitor

[Ashley Aitken]

Howdy All,

The price difference is just Apple trying to keep the margins up for  
complete systems they sell.  They've made the computer itself a lot  
more competitive these days, but are using the monitors to push the  
margins back up.  The "extras" and integration in no way justify the  
big price difference.  However, it gives Apple something to  
differentiate the screens.  The urge (at least for me) to have  
matching designs (computer and screen) is strong, and they do look  
great. That said, I will probably resist and get a Dell.  In the end,  
I do think Apple loses since they won't get as many sales and it's  
not a good image for them to encourage - Mac computers with Dell  
screens.

Cheers,
Ashley.